Where to Eat in New York (1948)

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WHERE TO EAT IN NEW YORK
with drawings by Bill Pause
by Robert W. Dana (of the NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM--ed.)
New York: Current Books
1948

   I didn't look into this book because the OED cites it for "manicotti."  However, the book has a ton of interesting stuff that the OED completely overlooks, including "Beef Wellington."

Pg. 34:  Mixed grill (lamb chop, calf's liver, baked tomato, and bacon) is a favorite, and you can order cold dishes and salads...
(OED "mixed grill" entry?--ed.)

Pg. 52:  (Red Devil, 111 W. 48th Street, claims the dish "Original Caruso"--ed.)

Pg. 57:  ...manicotti casalinga (home style)...

Pg. 65:  They could say "Moo goo gai pan" as easily as "ham and eggs," and tell you its ingredients are breast of chicken with mushrooms and bamboo shoots.
(OED "moo goo gai pan" entry?  This is from Lum Fong, 150 West 52nd and also 220 Canal Street--ed.)

Pg. 69:  ...moo goo gai pan, the fairly well known dish of chicken and Chinese vegetables...

Pg. 74:  The Chinese eat a version of hot hors d'oeuvres known as dim sum (literally, "dot the hearts").  (...)  Dim sum is quite different from the regular Chinese fare.

Pg. 110:  ...Mississippi pecan pie...Baltimore amber pie...Chicken Carolina...

Pg. 136:  And such is the Hollywood influence that the Caesar salad has been added as a regular on the bill of fare.

Pg. 187:  ...Spaghetti Caruso (with chicken livers in the sauce)...

Pg. 217:  (El Morocco, 154 East 54th Street--ed.)  This and the Stork rank as the two leading night spots in the city.  (...)  For an entree let taste be your guide, because everything is excellent, from the beef Wellington, the famous preparation with foie gras and truffles and seasoning of origanum, to the many chicken and sea-food specialties.

Pg. 218:  (Stork Club, 3 East 53rd Street--ed.)  Several dishes have been born there, like the famous chicken hamburger, which is a tasty mixture of bones and ground chicken mixed with salt, pepper, nutmeg, butter, heavy cream, and bread crumbs.

Pg. 219:  (Stork Club, continued--ed.)  One of the favorite desserts is a confection called "Snowball," a ball of ice cream covered with shredded coconut over which chocolate sauce has been poured.